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Civilian labor force in Cookeville, TN

Civilian labor force in Cookeville, TN was 16,923 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,923
Change on 2024+2%
Rank23rd of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high16,9232025
Series low11,2221991

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Civilian labor force in Cookeville, TN, 1990 to 2025

10K12K14K16K18K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,292 persons1991: 11,222 persons1992: 11,545 persons1993: 11,769 persons1994: 12,774 persons1995: 12,889 persons1996: 13,291 persons1997: 13,268 persons1998: 13,332 persons1999: 13,471 persons2000: 11,896 persons2001: 11,871 persons2002: 12,277 persons2003: 12,462 persons2004: 12,740 persons2005: 14,265 persons2006: 14,927 persons2007: 14,908 persons2008: 15,131 persons2009: 15,029 persons2010: 13,669 persons2011: 13,775 persons2012: 13,227 persons2013: 13,095 persons2014: 12,886 persons2015: 13,266 persons2016: 15,102 persons2017: 15,468 persons2018: 15,692 persons2019: 16,043 persons2020: 16,038 persons2021: 16,327 persons2022: 16,321 persons2023: 16,366 persons2024: 16,588 persons2025: 16,923 persons10K12K14K16K18K19902002201420251990: 11,292 persons1991: 11,222 persons1992: 11,545 persons1993: 11,769 persons1994: 12,774 persons1995: 12,889 persons1996: 13,291 persons1997: 13,268 persons1998: 13,332 persons1999: 13,471 persons2000: 11,896 persons2001: 11,871 persons2002: 12,277 persons2003: 12,462 persons2004: 12,740 persons2005: 14,265 persons2006: 14,927 persons2007: 14,908 persons2008: 15,131 persons2009: 15,029 persons2010: 13,669 persons2011: 13,775 persons2012: 13,227 persons2013: 13,095 persons2014: 12,886 persons2015: 13,266 persons2016: 15,102 persons2017: 15,468 persons2018: 15,692 persons2019: 16,043 persons2020: 16,038 persons2021: 16,327 persons2022: 16,321 persons2023: 16,366 persons2024: 16,588 persons2025: 16,923 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202516,923
202416,588
202316,366
202216,321
202116,327
202016,038
201916,043
201815,692
201715,468
201615,102
201513,266
201412,886
201313,095
201213,227
201113,775
201013,669
200915,029
200815,131
200714,908
200614,927
200514,265
200412,740
200312,462
200212,277
200111,871
200011,896
199913,471
199813,332
199713,268
199613,291
199512,889
199412,774
199311,769
199211,545
199111,222
199011,292

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Cookeville, TN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Cookeville, TN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cookeville-tn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Cookeville, TN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cookeville-tn.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Cookeville, TN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cookeville-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Cookeville, TN?

Civilian labor force in Cookeville, TN was 16,923 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Cookeville, TN?

16,923 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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